[Twotone]

Mentioned on Fox & Friends this morning, it's certainly an interesting concept.

[DoughtyOne]

http://singularityhub.com/2014/05/22/following-the-solar-brick-road-to-clean-energy-and-smart-roadways/

[discostu]

It sounds great, all the way up until the tire tracks, and dripped oil, and overloaded semis, and flattened tires, and all the other stuff that beats up and coats our roads start happening.

[DoughtyOne]

Saw this a couple of days ago, and IMO, it's sheer brilliance.  I may be missing something, but this looks amazing.

Thanks for bringing it to folk's attention.


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[sharkhawk]

Where do they get all the rare earth minerals needed to make all those solar panels? To say nothing of the problem of damage, replacement, how do they work in Chicago or Minnesota in the winter.

[sickoflibs]

Let CA and Oregon try it first. They are no used to keeping their own $$$ anyway,

[Freeping Since 2001]

I assume it will essentially be a panel behind a glass window. Good luck with the traction on that baby. A wet day will be like an oil slick.

Of course, this is about attention and PR, because there’s plenty of space on the sides of most roads for solar panels that don’t need to be DRIVEN OVER.

[ponygirl]

I saw this over the weekend. My first thought was - that looks slippery, even with the "textured" glass. Second thought was - that looks unbelievably expensive.

But I have often wondered why they don't do something like this for driveways or parking lots. A while back there were some advocating for some type of paving blocks that grass would grow on, which looked like a good idea for parking lots where it wouldn't get as hot as pavement does. Especially lots that don't fill totally up except maybe during the holidays or during sporting events.

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[Dixie Yooper]

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How much do they cost? How long do they last? How much electricity does each one have to produce to create any kind of a payback before they are not working and a hazard?

[sten]

yea... just a union project trying to get funding

meanwhile, anyone that’s driven on wet cobblestones will tell you how great the traction is.

then just imagine that at 80mph

it’s be quicker and easier to put in solar powered network repeaters and have your car pick up and display the info.

sorry, did that use too much commonsense?

[Ditter]

later

[GeronL]

not feasible

[bikerman]

Wait for the homeless to start removing the panels and selling them for scrap. The glass cover would be great when it rains and some poor slob on a motorcycle goes sliding off the road. or a panel develops a short and blows up under a car should be fun times.